“There’s worry that you can’t remove the plastic without removing marine life at the same time,” said George Leonard, chief scientist at the Ocean Conservancy. “We know from the fishing industry if you put any sort of structure in the open ocean, it acts as a fish-aggregating device.”
This is a great risk they will have to take. I think if they work with marine biologists they may be able to find a solution that will be potentially less harmful to the wildlife.